Coventry, like many UK cities, boasts a rich and intriguing history. One of the most captivating elements is the origin of place names - from streets to suburbs. From Allesley to Wyken, we previously delved into the origins of some of Coventry's 40-odd suburbs, their evolution, and a few quirky historical facts.
The same curiosity extends to Coventry's street names. We explored how some of the city's streets acquired their peculiar or unusual names. If you've ever pondered why Burges is simply called that or how The Butts got its name, we have some of the answers.
READ MORE: Inside Coventry's Owen Owen store which was city's version of 'Are You Being Served?' All Saints Lane may seem fairly nondescript, with terraced house gardens backing onto it on one side and Sky Blue Way thoroughfare on the other, but it has been around for quite some time. Running more or less parallel to Far Gosford Street, from Payne's Lane to Lower Ford Street, All Saints Lane is believed to be a very ancient thoroughfare. However, it may have only received its name in 1869 when the nearby All Saints Church was constructed.
The church on Far Gosford Street, designed by Paull and Robinson in the Early English style, was constructed of red sandstone and lacked both a tower and a steeple. It featured an aisled and clerestoried nave, a chancel flanked by an organ chamber and a north chapel, and a south-west bell-cote housing one bell. The All Saints parish was established in 1869 from parts of the parishe.
